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Eric_s
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:40 pm Reply with quote
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joeball wrote:
Eric, mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.


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pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 pm Reply with quote
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joeball wrote:
mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.


l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit.
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joeball
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:10 pm Reply with quote
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pete jr wrote:
joeball wrote:
mind digging up the French expression for thinking of comeback after the moment has passed. I never could find that one again.


l'esprit de l'escalier - staircase wit.


Thanks Pete, I'll have you pronounce it when I see you next.
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pete jr
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:02 pm Reply with quote
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you don't want me to do that, i'm told my french sounds like the retarded grocer's assistant from amelie.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:05 am Reply with quote
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French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word.

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mork the delayer
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:26 pm Reply with quote
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gsbarnes wrote:
French pronunciation tip: Use your nose a lot, and don't pronounce the last letter of a word.


That not pronouncing the last letter bit has screwed me though. "Aix" is not pronounced that way.

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gsbarnes
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Crazy place names should always be pronounced more nasally.

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